Is Accurate Perception of Body Image Associated with Appropriate Weight-Control Behavior among Adolescents of the Seychelles

Table 4

Association between self-perceived weight and weight-control behavior among normal-weight and overweight boys and girls.

		Normal weight				Overweight
		Perceived him/herself as	𝑁	Trying to gain weight (%)	𝑃	Perceived him/herself as	𝑁	Trying to lose weight (%)	𝑃
Stunkard's pictorial silhouettes	Boys	Underweight	57	47	.000	Overweight	58	72	.029
		Not underweight	217	17		Not overweight	18	44
	Girls	Underweight	104	27	.007	Overweight	88	86	.068
		Not underweight	180	14		Not overweight	28	71
Narrative description of weight	Boys	Underweight	46	41	.001	Overweight	41	88	.000
		Not underweight	228	19		Not overweight	35	40
	Girls	Underweight	38	68	.000	Overweight	86	88	.007
		Not underweight	246	11		Not overweight	30	67